Interior of the House of Lords, Westminster, London beam Antoine Claudet was elected a

Antoine Claudet was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1853

with a bulb thermometer to its right as viewed

Botanical study of the 'Digitalis' (foxglove)

The portrait is of a serious and vigorous man in formal mid-19th century dress û black coat

Interior of the House of Lords, Westminster, London beam Antoine Claudet was elected aInterior of the House of Lords, Westminster, London. The chamber of the Upper House of the British Parliament. The Woolsack, where the Lord Chancellor (the Lord Speaker since 2006) presides, can be seen just to the left of centre between the two sets of benches. Stereoscopic card detail.